Fishing-tackle.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907 J. B. TUTTLB. FISHING TACKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1906.

2 SHEBTS-SHEET 1 .vide a line JONATH'AN'B. TUTTLE, OF'CLAREMONT, CALIFQRNIA.

Specifioationof Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan, 8,1907.

Applicationfiled Tuly,5,1906. Serial No. 324,911.

To all whom it may, concern;-

Beit known that. 1,. J QNADHLAN B... TUTTLE, a citizen; of the United States, residing-at Claremont,,in the count 'of Los-Angeles and State of California, have; invented a new and useful Fishing-Tackle, of. which thefoliowing is a specification.

This invention. relates. to: fishing ckle, and has foritsprincipal: objet toprovide a means whereby a sharp pulrfmay be automatically exerted on the line as soon; as the fisherman feels a fish at the hook orwhen; he observes a fish immediately over a, snaghook when snag-fishin A furtherobject of, tieinvention is to. pro- ,ulling; device which may be readily attac ed to therrod and connected to the fishing-line at any point, so that thefishermani may first lower thebai'ted hook or snag-hook to any desired depth and then connect theline to; thedevi'cewhich forms the subject of. the present invention;

A still further object of the invention is to provide a deviceofi this: class in; which the take-up spring is so connected to the line as to pull upward a length of. line much. greater than the distance through which the spring moves.

With these and other objects in View, as will more-fully hereinaftera pear, theinvention consistsin certain nove features: of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,v illustrated in; the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed-v out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changesin the-form, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure: may be made. without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advanta es; of the invention.

In the accompanying-drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a. portion of a fishingrod provided with a line-pulling device constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2. is. aside elevation of the same, showing the position assumed by. the parts after the operation of the device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating a. modified construction,

in which. a different form of spring is em ployed. Fig. 4 is a View corresponding to Fig. 3., showing the s ring retracted. Fig. -5 is a side elevation o a portion of a fishingrod, showing a still further modification of the line-pulling device.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicatecorres'ponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings,

Thefishi ng-poleA may bQ%0f,3J11y1 Ze and is providednear the handle end, with; airline? reel B, of any desired; construction, the reel in the resent instance being shown; the form. oi a, small diskhaving a peripheral line-receiving groove and the disk carryinga small; operating-handle b.

In the preferred construction; (illustrated in, Figs. 1 and 2;) the line-pulling spring-. 10 is formed of a piece of spring wire, one end'of which. is rigidly secured to. the pole by. a staple 1 1- or other suitable connecting means; The wiregis turned; to form; a numbelwf Coils 12:, which tend;- normally to movether e end of the, spring: from the PQSltlQIljShDWILlil1- Fln 1 to; that illustrated in, Fig. 2,. of. the spring is turned to form an arm 1 5,, having a notchlfi for the receptionof a fingeractuating catch-lever 18, the latter being pivoted to the-under side of the oleand the arm and arm-engaging end of the catchspring extending into an op ning 19.- that. is

formed through the pole. The rear end of the. catch-lever forms a handle which may-be engaged by the fisherman forced in the direction of the pole proper for the purpose of releasing the catch and allowing the spri ng to movefrom the position shown Fig. l to the position shown in Fi 2' when it isdesired' to. exercise a sharp on the line. Near the free end of the spring are secured two bracket-arms 231 and. 24, which carrysmall rollers! 25. and 26, res ,ectively, these rollers being arranged with their axes; at a rightangle to each other and serving to guidethe line over the forward end or side of the. reel orup .over the, spring in the manner clearly shown The free end in Fig. 1. The line is; thence passed; rear ward and extendsv partly around a roller- 27, that is mounted on a pin 28 projecting from one side of the rod. This roller has atapered or conical, face to. permit the free discharge of the, line therefrom as the. spring moves up ward.

In the operation of; this device; the'freeend ofthe spring isfirst depressed until it enigages with the catch l8. The hook; is then owered in thewater-to the desired depthand the line is. turned over the roller 2 -7; andthenee over the two rollers 25 and 26 and passes to the reel, the latter being turn d in theusual manner to. take up. any slack, so. that after adjustment the hook will hang in thew ater IIO finger 33.

at the desired depth. When it is desired to exercise a sharp pull on the line, the fisherman presses the catch-lever 18 to release position and the spring moves quickly upward to the position shown in Fig. 2. During this movement the bight of the line which passes over the rollers and 26 will be thrown forward on the spring, and this slight slackening will immediately result in releasing the bight of the line from the roller 27, the line after the sharp pull has been exerted moving approximately to the free position, (shown in Fig. 2,) and then by rapidly turning the reel the slack may be quickly'taken up and the line held taut in order to reel in the fish, or the operation may proceed in the ordinary manner in accordance with the character of the catch.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and '4 the spring 10 is in the form of a helical tension-spring, the rear end of which is secured to the fishing-rod, while the forward end of said spring is secured to a slidable collar 30, that is mounted on the rod. This collar has a projecting lug 31 at one side for engagement by a spring-catch 32, that is connected to the'rod in any suitable manner, as by the To the catch is pivoted a releasing device in the form of a lever having two arms 34 and 35, the arm 34 pressing against the rod proper, while the arm 35 is connected by a flexible cord or chain 36 to a thumbactuated trigger member 37, that is pivoted to the rod at a point adjacent to the handled end of the lever. The fishing-line 0c in this case is passed through an eye 39 at the front end of the collar and thence passes through an 'eye 40, that is rigidly attached to the rod, while the end of the line goes to the reel or, as shown in the present instance, its ends may be securely attached to the rod, as at 41.

Where the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is employed, a fisherman pulls forward on the trigger 47, when a quick pull is exerted on the line. Ihis movement is transmitted to the flexible member 36, to the releasinglever 34 and 35, and the catch 32 is moved outward from engagement with the lug 31, allowing the spring to retract. Asthe eye 39 is moved away from the eye 40 a length of line will be taken up approximately equal to twice the distance which the spring contracted.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5 a compression-spring 10 is employed, one end. of the spring being rigidly connected to the pole, as at 50, while the outer end is connected to a slidable collar 51. This collar is provided with a rearwardly-extending arm 52, having an opening for the reception of a locking-pin 53, that extends from the rod, and the end of the strip is turned outward to form a handle 54 for convenience in retracting the spring and engaging the strip with the locking-pin. The strip is disengaged by an operating-lever 55, pivoted on a pin 56 under the rod, and by depressing the handled end of the lever the strip may be forced outwardand released from the pin for the purpose of allowing the spring to expand and take up the line. In this case the line 90 passes around a guidesheave 5S, carried by the rod, and thence around a second sheave 59, that is carried by the sleeve 51, the end of the line being thence carried to the reel. When the releasing-lever is actuated and the strip 52 is moved outward from engagement with the pin 53, the spring will jump forward, carrying the collar 51 and the reel 59, so that a quick sharp upward pull will be exerted on. the line in order to hook the fish. It is obvious that other forms of springs maybe employed for accomplishing the result and that the length of line taken up will depend on the number of turns or bights of the line and the point of attachment of the spring.

I claim 1. In fishing-tackle, a rod, a spring supported thereby, and line-guides, one of" which is carried by the rod and the other by the spring, said guides serving to multiply the ac tion of the spring during the time the latter is taking up the line.

2. In a fishing-tackle, a rod, a spring hav ing a given length of retractile movement, and guides around which the line may pass, one of said guides being carried by the rod and the other being carried by and movable with the spring, said. guides serving to multiply the action of the spring during the time the latter is taking up the line.

3. In fishing-tackle, a spring for imparting a quick, sharp pull on the line, means for securing one end of the spring to the rod, a catch for engaging the free end of the spring and holding said spring under stress, a pair of line-guiding rollers supported by the spring, and a line-guiding roller supported by the rod and having a tapered periphery.

4. In fishing-tackle, a spring formed of a section of wire that is coiled helically near one end, means for attaching the coiled end of the spring to the rod, a recessed arm arranged at the free end of the spring, a manually-operable latch-lever arranged to engage the recessed arm and hold the spring under stress, a pair of brackets projecting fromthe spring, line-guiding rollers mounted on said brackets and arranged with their axes at a right angle to each other, and a line-guiding roller carried by the rod. and provided with a tapered periphery.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN B. TUTTLE.

Witnesses C. V. BIRB, T. O. MURRIN. 

